THE GHOST PIRATES. With an Introduction by A.F. Kidd and a Bibliographical Note by Douglas A. Anderson.
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 2003. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format, but a little nicer with full-colour french folded covers). 135 pp. A fine copy. Fine. Item #313586
¶ Reprint of Hodgson's major horror novel, first published in 1909; with a new introduction by A. F. Kidd and a bibliographical note by Douglas A. Anderson. Issued in Ash-Tree's CLASSIC MACABRE Series. "WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON (1877–1918) spent his early years (unhappily) at sea; and this experience coloured much of his very best work, which rings with authority and authenticity. The Ghost Pirates was first published in 1909, as part of a series including The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' and The House on the Borderland, and over the years has been overshadowed by the latter novel, as well as the epic The Night Land. However, as A. F. Kidd argues in her introduction, The Ghost Pirates is a little masterpiece: a 'small and almost perfectly formed gem' written by an author who, at his best, 'can make your flesh creep like a master'."
Price (CAD): $45.00